BHIM goes live on Apple iOS

In a statement to the media NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) said that the App on iOS platform is equipped with updated features available on BHIM’s Android version 1.2.Pratik Bhakta | ET Bureau | February 11, 2017, 13:57 IST

MUMBAI: Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), the common platform across the nation for making simple, easy and quick payment transactions using Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has gone live on Apple App Store for download and use.

In a statement to the media NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India) said that the App on iOS platform is equipped with updated features available on BHIM’s Android version 1.2. This includes Pay to Aadhaar Number, SPAM report, Customer Redressal Mechanism with drop down menu etc. The languages offered currently are English and Hindi.

“The BHIM App will now cater to almost 100 per cent smartphone users in the country with the launch on iOS platform. This will ensure wider acceptance for digital transactions among consumers across all sections. Though market share of iPhones is not very large in India, users of iPhone are high transacting customers. Therefore, it is a development of special significance as it will help to boost transaction volumes," said A P Hota, managing director, NPCI.

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